Court overturns life sentences, acquits two men in Zewdu Haftu murder case

MEKELLE, TIGRAY (Wegahta) — A court in Tigray’s capital Mekelle on Wednesday acquitted two men previously sentenced to life in prison for the 2023 killing of Zewdu Haftu, after key digital evidence could not be produced because it had disappeared from the court archive, according to sources familiar with the proceedings.